I like the Royal Cinema for it's fabulously alternative schedule, and it's dynamic location in the heart of Little Italy and close enough for me to walk home (in warm weather).
Some of the shows I've seen here are unavailable anywhere else in the city: The Bicycle Film Festival, The National Parks Project. This uniqueness makes the Royal a gem for me. I don't go to normal movies, I go to the Royal.
It's an old school theatre, so no AMC stadium seating, and probably no surround sound, but I don't care. It's sort of time-warpish, and the popcorn is better than at those mega-cinemas.